Zurna

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A double-reed outdoor wind instrument, usually accompanied by a davul (bass drum) in Anatolian folk music.

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lettish hornshawmshawmsornasuonasuona

Etymology

From Turkish zurna, from Ottoman Turkish زورنا (zurna), from Classical Persian سرنا (surnā); see there for more. Cognate with English horn, Latin cornu (“horn”).

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double reedfolk musicwind instrument

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